Lent 2020
Images by Eric Allix Rogers
ASH WEDNESDAY
Mass Schedule
7:00 am, 8:15 am, 12:00 pm and 7:15 pm. There will be No 5:30 pm Mass. Ashes will be distributed during all Masses.
Fasting
On Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, All Catholics between the ages 18-59 are required fast (canon 97 ): To limit themselves to one full meal; two small meals are permitted to maintain strength which must not add up to one full meal; no food between meals.
Abstinence
On Ash Wednesday and on the Fridays of Lent: All Catholics over 14 years old are required to abstain from eating meat and meat products.
PREPARING FOR EASTER
We will hold various services throughout Lent to help everyone better prepare for Easter.
Stations of the Cross
Every Friday at 2:30 pm in English in the main church and 7:15 pm in English, Spanish and Polish in the St. Josemaría Chapel.
Gorzkie Żale (Lenten prayer in Polish)
Sung on Sundays during the 9:30 am Mass
Recollections for Men and Women
Consider attending an evening of recollection during Lent. Our upcoming recollections are:
- Monday, February 24, 7:00 pm : Recollection for Women, St. Josemaría Chapel
- Wednesday, February 26, 7:00 pm: Recollection for Young Ladies, St. Josemaría Chapel
- Sunday, March 8, 3:00 pm: Retiro Espiritual para Mujeres, En la Capilla de San Josemaría
- Monday, March 9, 7:00 pm: Evening of Recollection for young men, Midtown Chapel
- Sunday, March 15, 3:00 pm: Retiro Espiritual para Hombres, En la Capilla de San Josemaría
- Monday, March 16, 7:00 pm: Evening of Recollection for men, Midtown Chapel Josemaría
- Monday, March 23, 7:00 pm: Evening of Recollection for Women, St. Josemaría Chapel
- Wednesday, March 25, 7:00pm: Evening of Recollection for Young Ladies, St. Josemaría Chapel
PARISH LENTEN PROGRAMS
The Friendship Project
Women’s Lenten Small Groups
Thursdays During Lent
Do you want your friendships to be deeper and more meaningful than Facebook “likes”? Are you looking for a community of companions to create true spiritual bonds?
Join other women from SMA for a Lenten, small group book discussion and faith sharing group. Women will meet at the parish each Thursday evening during Lent at the parish to discuss the book “The Friendship Project: The Catholic Woman’s Guide to Making and Keeping Fabulous, Faith-Filled Friends”. Focusing on faith, hope, love, prudence, gratitude, loyalty, generosity, and prayerfulness, the authors help us answer questions such as, “What does it mean to be women of hope, and how does that change our lives and make us more compassionate friends during difficult times?” and “How does prayerfulness teach us how to listen to and talk with both God and our friends, which helps us reach out to those we love?”
Interested women should email Alli at for more information and to join the small group.
holy week 2020
holy week 2020
April 5, Palm Sunday
Regular Mass Schedule
8:00 am English, 9:30 am Polish, 11:00 am English, 12:30 pm Spanish, 7:15 pm English
April 6 – 8, Monday – Wednesday
Regular Weekday Mass Schedule
7:00 am and 5:30 pm
April 7, Tuesday
9:30 am to 12:00 pm: Confessions
holy week 2020
April 8, Wednesday
Confessions: 4:30 pm to 5:20 pm
April 9, Holy Thursday
No 7:00 am or 5:30 pm Mass today
11:00 am – 1:00 pm: Confessions
3:30 – 5:30 pm: Confessions
7:15 pm: Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Adoration of the Holy Eucharist until Midnight
April 10, Good Friday
8:30 am: Church opens for private prayer and Adoration
12:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Confessions
3:00 pm: Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Confessions
5:00 pm: Stations of the Cross
April 11, Holy Saturday
8:30 am: Church opens for private prayer and Adoration
10:00 am – 4:30 pm: Confessions
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Blessing of the Food
7:30 pm: Easter Vigil
April 12, Easter Sunday
6:00 am: Resurrection Procession and Mass (Polish)
8:00 am: English
9:30 am: Polish
11:00 am: English
12:30 pm: Spanish
No 7:15 pm Mass